WorldTurkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says Israel could join a regional platform if it recognises a Palestinian state based on 1967 borders. Gaza’s health ministry says the death toll in the enclave has climbed to 72,938.
NATIONALA truck carrying Afghan families returning from Pakistan overturned in eastern Afghanistan, killing 20 people, including 12 children, and injuring 33 others. The crash took place on the Jalalabad-Kabul road, officials said.
NATIONALThe IMF has asked Pakistan to raise the standard GST rate to 19pc in Budget 2026-27, according to a Geo National report. The FBR chairman, however, denied that any such proposal was under consideration.
BusinessFPCCI executive committee member Adeel Siddiqui has criticised Sindh’s industrial infrastructure, questioning how over Rs1.5 trillion in infrastructure cess was used. He said Hyderabad and Kotri industrial estates continue to face broken roads, water shortages and poor drainage.
CITYKarachi’s major public hospitals have reported a post-Eid jump in gastroenteritis cases, with doctors linking the surge to spoiled meat, overeating, hot weather and power outages. The PMA has also urged caution over heavy meat consumption.
BusinessFBR collected Rs967bn in May, missing its revised target by Rs28bn amid slower economic activity, Eid holidays and Middle East-related trade disruptions. In the first 11 months of FY26, collections reached Rs11.232tr, leaving a shortfall of Rs25bn against the revised target.
NATIONALThe government plans about Rs200 billion in import-duty relief for industry in the 2026-27 budget under the second phase of its tariff reform plan. The package includes lower additional customs and regulatory duties across thousands of tariff lines.
BusinessUncertainty in the Gulf is raising concerns about slower remittance inflows to Pakistan, according to market participants. They also point to pressure on exports, foreign investment and Pakistanis working in the UAE.
NATIONALA policeman was martyred when armed suspects opened fire on a raiding team in Khairpur’s Ranipur area, police said. Authorities later launched a search operation, while the Sindh home minister and IGP sought reports on the incident.
NATIONALVBMP Chairman Nasrullah Baloch has sought the immediate and safe recovery of Abdul Rauf, a 38-year-old farmer allegedly taken into custody in Chagai. The family says no information has been provided about his whereabouts.
NATIONALMore than 65 homes were destroyed in separate fire incidents across Balochistan, officials said. The largest blaze in Goth Mehboob Khoso near Sohbatpur burnt about 50 houses, while a shopkeeper was killed in Quetta after suspects torched his shop.
WorldIsrael launched strikes across south Lebanon after issuing evacuation warnings for more than a dozen locations. Lebanon’s army said a targeted Israeli strike wounded two soldiers in the south.
